those involved in the case believe there was a bow was threat called in by the taliban. there was no safe haven. zeller was clear to not accept it. he was clear what might half if ship wary stayed. >> he'll die. no doubt about it. they would send us body parts of interpre teter as a message for us to quit now. >> reporter: you can see that as shinwari's fate. >> i can't baear to think about it. >> reporter: after massive efforts, lobbyists to reconsider the vee sass were reissued. the shinwaris' case was an exception. >> there are thousands of people in the same situation. >> reporter: thousands. thousands. >> we've been able to get out fewer than 10% of the people we could have. if they wanted to harm americans they had all sorts of chances. >> reporter: tens of thousands of visas were allocated for iraqis and afghanistans who risked their lives. just a few were issued leaving many in harm's way. >> they call them traitor of islam, they call them american spies. >> reporter: shinwari and hi family no longer have to fear the taliban. for that, they had to leave a lot beh